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HISTORY

EXPLORING

HISTORY

  • The Empire of Ghana, the Akan Empire, and Ashanti Empire flourished in 13th, 18th , and 19th
  • When Ghana was first seen by the Portuguese in 1470 they called it the “Gold Coast”
  • They were followed by the English, Dutch, and Swedes
  • The British tried to take control in 1820 but were resisted by the Ashanti until 1901

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  • Became an independent country on March 6, 1957
  • Became a republic on July 1, 1960
  • Kwame Nkrumah tried to take leadership starting in 1958
  • In Feb. 1966 he was deposed
  • In 1979 Jerry Rawlings allowed an election, making Hilla Limann the president

GHANA

FUN FACTS

  • Citizens 18-26 can join military with a basic education certificate and must be HIV/AIDS negative
  • In Africa some dishes that are common are African flour porridge, fried plantain, eggplant salad, yellow peanut rice, and cake squares

HISTORY

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FUN FACTS

  • Two years later Rawlings discredited the constitution, created an austerity program, and reduced budget deficits
  • When the country returned to a civilian ruled country he was elected president in 1992 and 1996
  • Since then there has been four presidents

  • There is over ten languages used in Ghana
  • Export partners includes France, Italy, Netherlands, China, and Germany
  • Exports items like oil, gold, cocoa, and timber
  • Ghana has an army, navy, and air force

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GOVERNMENT

OTHER FUN FACTS

  • President John Dramani Mahama
  • Constitutional Democracy
  • Date of Independence: March 6, 1957
  • Capital: Accra
  • Republic of Ghana

GEOGRAPHY

ECONOMY

  • Dry and dusty, often in droughts from January to March in the Northeast
  • Hot, humid, and tropical in the north

  • Monetary Unit :Deci
  • Member of Common Wealth of Nations
  • GDP Official Exchange Rate: 215.55 Billion( 2013 est. )
  • GDP purchasing power parity is 90.41 billion( 2013 est. )

GEOGRAPHY

  • Western Africa
  • Land is 227,533sq km, Water is 11,000sq km
  • Natural Resources: gold, timber, manganese, fish, and rubber
  • Covered with low plains and dissected plateaus

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